they know me by officer chavez when they come to school every morning. jenna: police say the suspect was involved in a shooting with a rival gang just two blocks away. the increase in school security is part of an lapd operation in response to the deadly school shooting in connecticut. jon: meanwhile, controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio is plan. ing his own program. he is planning to have hundreds of armed volunteers patrol areas near 59 schools in maricopa county. the group consisted or 400 posse volunteers and 100 reserve deputies. critics raising concerns about whether or not the group is qualified, but sheriff arpaio says the volunteers know what they're doing. >> same training as a regular deputy. same training. so they are well trained. the only difference with them, they do it for nothing. >> the presence of police officers in cars and more, you know, deputies or posses around is going to deter people if they are going to create, you know, havoc. jon: that was a parent speaking in favor of the operation. those patrols kicked off monday at sev